PoliticsTrump calls Kim Jong Un a ‘friend’ and plays down North Korea’s nuclear arsenal

US President Donald Trump called North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a “friend” and downplayed concerns about Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal, saying Kim would be “fine” as long as Trump remained in office. Trump made the comments after being asked why North Korea could have nuclear weapons while Iran could not.

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